...his whole attention was absorbed in the pursuit of his art, and that he acquired the name of Masaccio from his total disregard to his dress, his person,...is indeed a signal instance of what well-directed difigence will do in a short time : he lived but twenty-seven years ; yet in that short space carried...

...his whole attention was absorbed in the pursuit of his art, and that he acquired the name of Masaccio from his total disregard to his dress, his person,...the common concerns of life. He is indeed a signal iustance of what well-directed diligence will do in a short time : he lived but twenty-seven years...

...time the natural faculties of his mind were as remarkable as his industry ; at another he was only a signal instance of what well-directed diligence will do in a short time. Then again ' he appears to have been the first who discovered the path that leads to every excellence...

...whole attention was absorbed in the pursuit of his art, and that he acquired the name of Masaccio,1 from his total disregard to his dress, his person...lived but twenty-seven years; yet in that short space he carried the art so far beyond what it had before reached, that he appears to stand alone as a model...

...of his time; so had Homer. Raphael lived but thirty-seven years; and in that short space carried his art so far beyond what it had before reached, that he appears to stand alone as a model to his successors. 4. There are instances to the contrary; but, generally speaking, the life of all...

...mastered -all the knowledge of his time ; so. had Homer. Raffaelle lived but thirty-seven years ; and in that short space carried the art so far beyond...reached, that he appears to stand alone as a model to his successors. There (ire instances to the contrary ; but, generally speaking, the life of all...